Labor
Beware! Financial protection agency shuts down shady credit repair outfit
September 5, 2017“Consumer advocates are watching with horror as Congress unravels long-standing consumer protections."
Read moreTexas federal judge permanently kills Obama overtime pay expansion
September 5, 2017Had the overtime rule stayed in effect, federal overtime pay law would have covered up to 12.5 million workers.
Read moreChanging demographics mean workers today need new protections
September 1, 2017The stereotype of the U.S. workforce, harkening back to the 1950s, of Daddy going to work and Mommy staying home to take care of the kids is dead.
Read moreThough elections are next year unions already revving up
September 1, 2017Governors’ races are particularly important to workers next year because most of the governors will have power over redistricting.
Read moreTrumka: Unions focusing on members’ needs as 2018 election approaches
August 31, 2017Trumka spoke as the nation’s unions face a concerted assault from the radical right, its business backers and its political handmaidens.
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